Seven Ways to Get Your Mom on Twitter

Friday, 08. 15. 2008  –  Category: Mashable.com Posts

doris-robertsYou can choose two sides when it comes to getting people on Twitter:

You drink the noob hatorade: You claim that you’ve used Twitter since the dawn of 2006 and you don’t necessarily want Twitter to become the next MySpace.

or

You invite your mom to Twitter: You think Twitter is the best thing since AOL and want to know the exact doings of everyone you care about, at all times (in 140 characters or less).

If your stance is the latter, then you know how hard it is to convince someone to join, never mind use Twitter. If your stance is the former, well this article is probably just going to irritate the crap out of you.

For everyone else, here’s how to get your mom, friends, and colleagues on Twitter:

1. Find them some valuable people to follow

If you’re dedicated to the cause, you’ll find people of interest to your subjects who are on Twitter. If your subject is already into social media, then this task is easy. There are dozens of social media mavens on Twitter, which you probably already know. If they’re not, then you’re going to have to do some more digging. Here are some suggestions:

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